TODAY'S PHOTOS FROM SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Photos of kings of the jungle and hyenas at the Serengeti plains.

During the rainy season, the shallow, water-holding soil and over a million grazing mouths maintain the Serengeti plains in a super-productive growing state. With ample food, the wildebeest females produce and suckle their calves. The wet season is also the time of year for predators to fatten-up. With an abundance of young and inexperienced herbivores lions, cheetahs and hyenas live in a never-never land of endless food.